Warm-summer humid continental
Air Force Academy, Colorado
El Paso County, Colorado · Population 6.7k · 6,791 ft elevation
Living in Air Force Academy
Air Force Academy has a warm-summer humid continental climate: hot summers (July highs around 84°F) and cold winters (January lows around 15°F).
Precipitation is dry at about 18″ a year, and it gets a fair bit of snow (55″ a season).
Skies are exceptionally sunny (72% of possible sunshine). It never gets truly muggy.
Air quality is moderate: a median AQI of 46 and virtually no unhealthy-air days.
Air Force Academy is an outdoor hub: about 27% of the land within 30 miles is public (parks, national forest and the like), and the terrain rises and falls about 4,000 ft around town.
Air Force Academy at a glance
- Population
- 6.7k
- Elevation
- 6,791 ft
- Average daily high
- 62°F30th percentile
- Average daily low
- 32°F2th percentile
- Annual precipitation
- 18″12th percentile
- Annual snowfall
- 55″90th percentile
- Sunshine hours per year
- 3,195 hrs83th percentile
- Median AQI
- 4673th percentile
- Median rent
- $2,223/mo91th percentile
- Median household income
- $94k69th percentile
- Top state income-tax rate
- 4.4%
- Sales tax (state + local)
- 7.9%
- Unemployment rate
- 3.5%
- Homes with broadband
- 98%93th percentile
- Walkability index
- 3.81th percentile
- Average commute
- 12 min
- Math proficiency (8th grade)
- 55%64th percentile
- Reading proficiency (8th grade)
- 64%
- Overall natural-hazard risk
- 9461th percentile
- Outdoor access
- 9594th percentile
- Public land within 10 miles
- 28%
- Public land within 30 miles
- 27%
- Mountain relief within 30 miles
- 4,003 ft
Climate by month
| Month | High | Low | Precipitation | Snow | Sunshine |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jan | 43°F | 15°F | 0.5″ | 6.6″ | 211 hrs |
| Feb | 44°F | 14°F | 0.6″ | 11.7″ | 206 hrs |
| Mar | 52°F | 23°F | 1.3″ | 7.5″ | 252 hrs |
| Apr | 57°F | 29°F | 2.1″ | 8.7″ | 261 hrs |
| May | 67°F | 38°F | 2.3″ | 1.9″ | 291 hrs |
| Jun | 79°F | 47°F | 1.8″ | — | 331 hrs |
| Jul | 84°F | 53°F | 2.7″ | — | 344 hrs |
| Aug | 81°F | 51°F | 3.1″ | — | 326 hrs |
| Sep | 75°F | 44°F | 1.7″ | — | 294 hrs |
| Oct | 63°F | 32°F | 0.9″ | 4.6″ | 256 hrs |
| Nov | 52°F | 22°F | 0.7″ | 5.9″ | 220 hrs |
| Dec | 43°F | 15°F | 0.5″ | 8.3″ | 204 hrs |
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Sources: NOAA climate normals, NASA POWER, EPA air quality, U.S. Census Bureau, FEMA, FBI, EPA walkability and EDFacts. Methodology